Linden
Linden was the 1415th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 929th; the most babies were born in 2025 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved up 319 places. More babies were named Linden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,415 boys, up 134 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 129boys
- Girls and boys
- 41% girls, 59% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025129 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,100babies recorded
Linden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,269 | #1,415 | 81 | 129 |
| 2020 | #2,409 | #1,549 | 73 | 107 |
| 2010 | #2,824 | #2,250 | 62 | 58 |
| 2000 | #5,842 | #5,212 | 19 | 14 |
| 1990 | #5,712 | #2,922 | 16 | 22 |
| 1980 | #8,669 | #3,361 | 7 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | #2,181 | — | 18 |
| 1960 | #6,080 | #1,451 | 6 | 31 |
| 1950 | #3,830 | #1,280 | 9 | 32 |
| 1940 | — | #1,041 | — | 39 |
| 1930 | — | #1,319 | — | 30 |
| 1920 | — | #1,409 | — | 28 |
| 1910 | — | #1,266 | — | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Linden, counting every spelling?
Linden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #980 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,415 for Linden on its own. Together these spellings went to 217 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden | 129 | #1,415 | 545 |
| Lyndon | 65 | #2,199 | 447 |
| Lynden | 23 | #4,485 | 105 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Linden?
129 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Linden (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Linden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Linden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Linden?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Linden are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 49. That makes Linden mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Linden by state
How common Linden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.9×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Linden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Linden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Linden
How popular is the name Linden?
Linden was the 1415th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 929th; the most babies were born in 2025 (129). Over the last ten years it has moved up 319 places. More babies were named Linden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Linden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 41% girls, 59% boys given the name Linden in the US.
Where is Linden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Linden was most common in Minnesota (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Washington.